Shoe support with resilient standards



Nov. 3, 1959 s. J. MOORE 2,910,718

SHOE SUPPORT WITH RESILIENT STANDARDS Filed July 3, 1958 INVENTOR.

su LTAN J'- M0025 ATTOBN EYS United States Patent SHOE SUPPORT WITH RESILIENT STANDARDS Sultan J. Moore, Darlington, SC.

Application July 3, 1958, Serial No. 746,378

3 Claims. (Cl. 15-265) The present invention relates to equipment for a shoe repair or shoe shining business establishment, and in particular to a support for a shoe while the latter is being shined.

An object of the present invention is to provide a support for a shoe which is releasably held in position on the standards.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a shoe support having a plate which is detachably held between means provided on the upper end portions of spaced resilient standards.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a shoe support which is simple in structure, one having long-life characteristics, and one which is economically feasible.

These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become fully apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an isometric view of the shoe support of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the support shown in Figure l, a portion of the support adjacent the lower end being broken away,

Figure 3 is a view taken on the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is an isometric exploded view of the upper end portion of the shoe support showing alternative components for use with the support of the present invention.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, the shoe support according to the present invention comprises a base and a pair of resilient standards 12 and 14 arranged in confronting face to face spaced relation and having the lower end fixedly secured to the base 10, the base 10 being provided with upstanding flanges 16 and 18 each provided with a socket receiving the lower end portion of the standards 12 and 14.

Parts of the portions of the standards 12 and 14 adjacent the upper ends are twisted inwardly, as at 20, the inwardly turned portions 20 being spaced above opposed ledges 22 and 24 projecting from the confronting faces of the twisted upper end portions of the standards 12 and 14.

A shoe support assembly, designated generally by the reference numeral 26, is positioned between the standards 12 and 14. The assembly 26 includes a flat plate 28 having tapered sides 30 and 32 conformably shaped to fit within the twisted portions of the standards 12 and 14. The assembly includes a shoe rest 34 positioned in vertical spaced relation with respect to the plate 28 and supported thereon. The sides of the plate 28 embracingly engage and rest upon the ledges 22 and 24 which are carried by the upper end portions of the standards 12 and 14, respectively.

The shoe rest 34 is carried upon the upper ends of a pair of outwardly diverging, vertically disposed sup- 2,910,718 Patented Nov. 3, 1959 ports 36 and 38 having their lower ends mounted in the plate 28 intermediate the side edges of the latter.

Each of the sides 30 and 32 of the plate 28 is provided with a notch 40, 42, respectively, conformably shaped to fit the portion of the standards 12 and 14 immediately above the ledges 22 and 24. The notches 40 and 42 extend inwardly from the sides 30 and 32 of the plate 28 intermediate the ends of the latter.

A threaded screw 44 having a handwheel 46 on an end projecting exteriorly of the nonconfronting face of the standard 12 is threaded in the standard 14 and is loosely journaled in the standard 12 so that upon application of a manually applied turning force to the handwheel 46, the standards 12 and 14 have their upper ends moved toward each other to embracingly engage the plate 28 when resting upon the ledges 22 and 24. This is to detachably hold the shoe rest 34 in position between the upper ends of the standards 12 and 14. In use, the shoe support according to the present invention may be readily and easily installed in a shoe repair or shoe shining establishment with the base 10 supported upon the customary support within such establishment and with the shoe rest 34 positioned so as to support a shoe when worn by an individual seated in a conveniently located chair adjacent to the base 10. When it is desired to support a shoe without the shoe rest 34, it is only necessary to release the standards 12 and 14 from their engagement in the notches 40 and 42 in the plate 28 and to substitute for the shoe support assembly 26, the pair of shoe clamps 48 and 50 shown in Figure 4, such clamps being provided with sockets 52 extending inwardly from their lower ends receiving the upper end portions of the standards 12 and 14.

What is claimed is:

1. A support for a shoe comprising a base, a pair of resilient standards arranged in confronting face to face spaced relation and having their lower ends fixedly secured to said base, parts of the portions adjacent the upper ends of said standards being twisted inwardly toward each other, opposed ledges projecting from the confronting faces of said twisted upper end portions, a shoe support assembly including a flat plate having tapered sides and conformably shaped to fit between said twisted portions and having a shoe rest in vertical spaced relation supported thereon positioned between said standards so that the sides of the plate embracingly engage said twisted upper end portions and rest upon said ledges, and means operatively connected to said standards for movement relative to each other to thereby move said twisted upper end portions of said standards into engagement with said plate and releasably and fixedly hold said shoe support assembly in position on said standards.

2. A support for a shoe comprising a base, a pair of resilient standards arranged in confronting face to face spaced relation and having their lower ends fixedly secured to said base, parts of the portions adjacent the upper ends of said standards being twisted inwardly toward each other, opposed ledges projecting from the confronting faces of said twisted upper end portions, a shoe support assembly including a flat plate having tapered sides and conformably shaped to fit between said twisted portions and having a shoe rest in vertical spaced relation supported thereon, there being a notch extending inwardly from each of the sides of said plate intermediate the ends thereof, said assembly being positioned between said standards so that the notches of the plate receive and embracingly engage said twisted upper end portions and rest upon said ledges, and means operatively connected to said standards for movement relative to each other to thereby move said twisted upper end portions of said standards into engagement with said plate and 3 releasably and fixedly hold said shoe support assembly in position on saidstandards.

3. A support for a shoe comprising a base, a pair of resilient standards arranged in confronting face to face spaced relation and having their lower ends fixedly secured to said base, parts of the portions adjacent the upper ends of said standards being twisted inwardly toward each other, opposed ledges projecting from the confronting faces of said twisted upper end portions, a shoe twisted upper end portions of said standards into engagement with said plate and releasably and fixedly hold said shoe support assembly in position on said standards, said means embodying a horizontally disposed rotatable screw in threaded engagement with one of said standards intermediate the ends thereof and extending loosely through the other of said standards and having one end exteriorly of the nonconfronting face of said other standard, and hand actuable means on said screw one support assembly including a flat plate having tapered 10 end for effecting the rotation of said screw.

sides and conformably shaped to fit between said twisted portions and having a shoe rest in vertical spaced relation supported thereon positioned between said standards so that the sides of the plate embracingly engage said twisted upper end portions and rest upon said ledges, and means operatively connected to said standards for movement relative to each other to thereby move said References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

